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IDF Artillery Corps seen firing into Gaza near the Israeli border on May 20, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

IDF strikes Hamas post in Gaza after explosive detonated near troops along border

JNSPublished March 8, 2023

(JNS) Israel Defense Forces tanks struck a Hamas post in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, after terrorists detonated an explosive device close to troops operating along the border. The attack occurred while troops were conducting routine maintenance...

Some 6,000 IDF reservists pledge to continue their service

Published March 7, 2023

(JNS) Some 6,000 IDF reservists have signed a petition saying that they will continue to serve, countering the trend of reservists threatening to not show up for duty if the government’s proposed judicial reforms are seen through. “We, current...

The real reason for the left’s white-hot fury

The real reason for the left’s white-hot fury

By Martin Sherman, JNSPublished March 6, 2023

(JNS) “It would be so nice if something would make sense for a change.” — Alice in Wonderland Fama, malum qua non aliud velocius ullum. (“There is no evil faster than rumor.”) — Virgil, from the Aeneid “Falsehood flies, and truth comes...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting on the state budget, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on March 5, 2023. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)

Israeli F-15 pilots to ditch training to protest Netanyahu’s judicial reforms

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished March 5, 2023

(JTA) — The ninth week of protests in Israel brought hundreds of thousands of opponents to judicial reform into the streets on Saturday night, but within hours Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition advanced the legislation through the Knesset. Protests...

Sara Netanyahu rescued by police after protesters trap her in hair salon

Published March 1, 2023

(JNS) Thousands of protesters blocked the entrance to a hair salon that Sara Netanyahu, the prime minister’s wife, was visiting on Wednesday night. Hundreds of security forces were called to the scene to rescue her. After several hours trapped in...

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Frankfurt cancels Roger Waters concert, calling him ‘one of the world’s most well known antisemites’

David I. Klein, JTAPublished February 27, 2023

(JTA) — Roger Waters, the Pink Floyd bassist who is a leading proponent of the movement to boycott Israel, has been blocked from performing in Frankfurt after the city called him “one of the world’s most well known antisemites.” Waters...

Israeli troops kill at least 10 Palestinians in Nablus shootout

Israeli troops kill at least 10 Palestinians in Nablus shootout

Ron KampeasPublished February 22, 2023

(JTA) — An Israeli shooting raid in the West Bank city of Nablus drew gunfire from Palestinian militants and ended with the death of at least 10 Palestinians, reports said. The dead included a 72-year old and a 16-year-old. The raid comes amid...

In rare critique, Jewish federations come out against Netanyahu’s judicial reform

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished February 21, 2023

WASHINGTON (JTA) — In a rare comment on internal Israeli politics, the umbrella organization for local Jewish federations is urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to drop one element of his government’s controversial plan for judicial reform. On...

A view of the Knesset building in Jerusalem (James Emery/Wikimedia Commons)

Judicial reform bills pass first Knesset vote after raucous debate

Published February 20, 2023

(JNS) The Knesset passed the first two pieces of legislation related to the government’s judicial reform plan following a noisy six-hour-plus debate that ended after midnight Tuesday. Both bills passed by a vote of 63 to 47. The first bill...

his Shallow Waters ring from Leehe Segal was featured on Netflix series Emily in Paris. Photo: screenshot

The Jewish woman behind that fabulous jewelry on “Emily in Paris”

By Elana ShapPublished February 13, 2023

Admit it, you watched episode after episode of Emily in Paris on Netflix and found yourself quite fixated by the American marketing exec with the increasingly audacious outfits. Israeli fine jewelry designer Leehe Segal confesses she also indulged...

Mass protest in Jerusalem as Knesset advances judicial reforms over widespread objections

Mass protest in Jerusalem as Knesset advances judicial reforms over widespread objections

Philissa Cramer, JTAPublished February 13, 2023

(JTA) — An Israeli parliamentary committee voted to advance parts of the government’s proposed judicial reform on Monday, as tens of thousands of Israelis protested in Jerusalem and opposition lawmakers attempted to disrupt the vote. But following...

An image of Adolf Eichmann, from the Tuviah Friedman Archive, the National Library of Israel

What’s it like being a Nazi hunter?

Amit Naor, Special To The Jewish LightPublished February 12, 2023

This story is published here in partnership with the National Library of Israel. Imagine a typical workday that went something like this: you wake up, drink your morning coffee, and leaf through the local newspaper. Then you shower, dress and head...

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